(Part V of The Failure of Conservative Economics will be posted following this post, in a few days. But we thought that what is happening immediately would form a good example of what Conservative Economics and Politics have led us to thus far. ) After the Bush Stock Market Crash of 2008 and the resultant [...]
Entries Tagged as 'John Boehner'
Time-Out. A Brief Discussion of the Sequester
March 4th, 2013 · Comments Off · Politics, Populism, The Budget
Who Won the Election?
November 3rd, 2010 · Comments Off · Politics
The votes in the Mid-term elections have been tallied.The message has been sent. The Republicans got it loud and clear. But do you know what it is? You’d better find out quickly, because the new Republican government is about to implement that message. That is not good news for the average American. First, who are [...]
Tags: elections·Eric Cantor·John Boehner·new Republican House members
Republican Pledge: Restore Scrooge’s America
September 26th, 2010 · Comments Off · Economics, Politics, taxes, Wall Street
Remember good old Ebenezer? He was more concerned with his wealth than his family or his employees or his community. In other words, he was a Neoconservative Republican. If you take seriously the plan released Thursday by the House of Representatives at a lumber yard outside of Washington, D.C., you are happily voting for good [...]
Tags: Contrat on America·John Boehner·Neocon Republicans political plan·Neoconservative politics·Pledge to America·Republican political plan·Republican politics·tax plans
Lobbying: Our Worst National Disaster
April 16th, 2010 · Comments Off · Lobbying, Media, Politics
There are about 14,000 lobbyists now in Washington. That is more than 26 lobbyists for every Senator, Congressman and member of the White House staff. Last year, 2009, lobbyists spent a staggering $3.46 billion on influencing government. This is a huge problem for the United States of America and its future. If you are a [...]
Tags: corporate influence·corporate lobbyists·corporation lobbying·health insurance lobbyists·independent government·John Boehner·Lobbying·lobbyist influence·lobbyist money in Washington·lobbyists·Mitch McConnell·Neocon lobbyist pandering·Neocon lobbyists·Republican lobbyist pandering
CPAC Conference: Armey Firing Blanks
February 19th, 2010 · Comments Off · Politics
Dick Armey gave a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference yesterday. He walked in wearing a cowboy hat. He was ready to take aim and fire at the Obama Administration. Unfortunately, he was firing blanks. Almost every word that came out of his mouth was a complete fabrication. Not only did he, frankly, lie [...]
Tags: Conservative Political Action Conference·CPAC·Dick Armey·John Boehner·Michelle Bachmann·Right Wing political attacks